Toe-molding machine



7 June 18, 1929. w, -r 1,717,928

TOE MOLDING MACHINE Filed Jan. 30, 1928 4 Sheets-Sheet l o s sArrogiyzzv' J n 18. 1929. w. KAUT 1.717.928

TOE MOLDING MACHINE Filed Jan. 30, 1928 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 June 18,1929.w. KAUT 1,717,928

TOE MOLDING MACHINE Filed Jan. 30, 1928 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 VENTO)? WM. I64u r Patented June 18, 1929.

UNITED STATES WILLIAM KAU'I, OF UNIVERSITY CITY, MISSOURI.

TOE-MOLDING MACHINE.

Application filed January 30, 1928.

This invention relates generally to machines for making apparel shoes,and more specifically to an improved toe-molding machine, thepredominant object of the invention being to produce a machine providedwith means for molding the toe of an apparel shoe and for turning thelasting allowance of the box toe, lining and upper, or of the box toeand upper only, outwardly flush with the bottom of the last, to providethe shoe with a marginal flange portion to which the sole of the shoemay be attached.

In following out my invention, and in the use of my improved machine, Iapply heat to the portion of the material of which the box toe is to beformed which constitutes the lasting allowance of the box toe, and inthis manner cause the tar-like substance with which the box toe materialis treated to become sticky, or tacliy, enough to stick or weld togetherthe box toe material, lining and upper. At the same time the lastingallowance of the b0 toe, lining and upper are shaped by theheat-applying means so as to provide the shoe with an outwardly extendedmarginal flange, which is thereafter permitted to cool and to becomepermanently set, whereby it permanently retains the shape given to it bythe heated shaping means.

\Vith the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention comprisesthe novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinaftermore specific lly described and illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, wherein is shown the preferred embodiment of the invention.However, it is to be understood that the invention comprehends changes,variations and modifications which comes within the scope of the claimshereunto appended.

Fig. 1 is a front elevation ofa machine made in accordance with myinvent-ion.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the machine illustrated in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary section showing the molding plate carrier andparts associated therewith.

Fig. l is a front elevation of the mechanism shown in Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a perspective of the molding 3.11110.

Fig. means shoe bein 6 is an enlarged vertical section of the forsupporting the toe portion of the operated upon by the machine.

Serial No. 250,668.

Fig. 7 is a section taken approximately on line 7-7 of Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary detail showing the last-holding pin of themachine.

Fig. 9 is an enlarged view, partly in plan and partly in horizontalsection, taken on line 99 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 10 is an enlarged cross section on line 10-1O of Fig. 2.

Fig. 11 is a vertical section on a reduced scale, showing the mechanismillustrated in Fig. 9.

The particular machine illustrated in the drawings is a multiple one,that is to say, said machine comprises four distinct sections A, B, Cand D (Fig. 1), each of which is a duplicate of the other sections, andeach section is a machine in itself, with the exception that only onemeans for heating and shaping the marginal flanges at the toe portionsof the shoes is associated with a pair of sections. In view of the factthat with the exception noted each section is complete unto itself andis a duplicate of the other sections, only one section will be describedherein, and the same reference charactors will be employed to designatelike pa'rtsin the various sections.

Referring now to the drawings, 1 designates the standard, or base, forthe operating parts of the machine, to which is attached at its forwardface and adjacent to its upper end a casting 2. The casting 2 comprisesa pair of side members 2, and is provided with a plurality of crossmembers 3 connecting said side members to the lower one of which a lug 4is integrally formed. Each of the side members 2 is recessedlongitudinally at its inner and forward edge, as shown in Fig. 9, and 5designates side plates which are secured longitudinally of said sidemembers in a manner to overlap the recesses and provide verticallydisposed guideways 6. The lug 4 is provided with a vertically disposedthreaded opening formed therethrough, which is for a purpose to behereinafter set forth. V

7 designates a member which is provided with a pair of laterallyextended fins, or guides, 8 (Fig. 9). The fins or guides 8 are extendedinto the guideways 6 already referred to, and are capable of movinglongitudinally thereof, said guides 8 being of substantial height, asshown in Fig. 11. The member 7 extends from a point slightly to the rearof the guides 8 to a point some distance in advance of said guides (Fig.11), and at its forward end said member is pro vided with an upturnedlug 9. As shown clearly in Figs. and 11, the member 7 is provided with achannel 10 which extends from the inner face of the lug 9 to the rearend of said member. Also, the member 7 is provided with a dove-tailguide 11, which extends *longitudinally thereof substantially from endto end of said member. Mounted on the member 7 is a member 12 (Fig. 10)provided with a dove-tail groove 18 which receives the dove-tail guideon the member 7, said dove-tail groove being extended longitudinally ofthe member 12. The member 12 is provided with a lug 14 which extendsdownwardly from said member into the channel 10 formed in the member 7,said lug 14 being provided with a threaded opening formed therethrough,as shown in F ig. 11. 15 designates a threaded rod or screw, whichpasses through the threaded opening formed through the lug 14, so thatthe threads on said rod engage the threads within said opening. The rod15 has a reduced portion which extends through an aperture in theupturned lug 9 at the forward end of the member 7. The rod 15 has ahandwheel 16 fixed to it at its outer end, and the hub portion of thehand-wheel and the shoulder at the point where the reduced portion ofsaid rod joins the main threaded portion thereof contact with theopposite faces of the lug 9, so that the rod may rotate axially withoutmoving longitudinally of the lug 9. It is obvious that rotation of therod 15 by manipulation of the hand-wheel 16 will result in the member 12being moved longitudinally of the member 7 in one or the otherdirection, depending on the direction of rotation of the rod.

Extended upwardly from the member 12 at the opposite edges thereof is apair of lugs 17 (Figs. 9 and 10), and mounted between said lugs is ablock 18, there being a pivot pin 19 extended through openings in saidlugs and through an opening formed through said block at one endthereof, whereby said block is pivotally secured to said lugs. At theend of the block 18, opposite to the end thereof through which the pivotpin passes, said block is provided with a flange 20 having a verticallydisposed threaded aperture through which a screw 21 extends. bearsagainst the top face of the member 12, as shown in Fig. 11, and it isobvious, in view of this arrangement, that by rotating the screw axiallythe outer end of the block may be adjusted upwardly and downwardly,depending on the direction of rotation of the screw.

The block 18 is provided with a non-circular aperture into which thelower end of a last pin supporting member 22 extends The lower end ofthe screw 21 (Fig. 11), said member 22 having a vertically disposed arm23 pivoted to it at the point indicated by the reference character 24:,and the last pin 25 being extended upwardly from said arm. The last pinsupporting member 22 is bifurcated, as shown in Fig. 11, one leg thereofbeing shorter than the other, and a portion of the vertical arm 23 isextended between the legs of said bifurcati-id portion of said member.Also, the portion of the vertical arm which is ex tended between thelegs of the bifurcated portion of the member 22 is provided with anarcuate slot 26 (Fig. 8), and a suitable pin 27, which may or may not bethreaded, as desired, is pas. d through the shorter of the h s of thebifurcated portion of the member 22 and into the arcuate slot 26. Inview of this arrangement, it is plain that the vertical arm 23 may moveabout the pivot 24, and i is likewise plain that movement of said arm 23will be limited by the slot 26 and the pin 27.

By referring particularly to Figs. 7, 9, 10 and 11, it will be notedthat the member 12 is provided at its upper face with a dovetail guide28, which extends from a point removed inwardly a slight distance fromthe lugs 17 (Fig. 9) to the inner end .of said member. It will also benoted by referring .7 to the view mentioned that the dove-tail guide 28is provided with a channel, which extends longitudinally from end to endthereof, in which is located a toothed bar 29 which is of approximatelythe same length as the dove-tail 28, and extends above the top facethereof slightly. 30 designates a hollow member, preferably ofcylindrical form, which is provided at opposite sides of the openingformed therethrough with dovetail recesses, the oppositely disposeddovetail recesses referred to providing a dovetail groove through themember 30 into which the dove-tail guide 28 on the member 12 extends,which, in the absence of something preventing it, would permit themember 30 to be moved longitudinally of the dove-tail guide 28 withoutbecoming displaced vertically therefrom.

31 designates a member which is of approximately the same diameter asthe opening within the member 80, and as shown in Figs. 6 and 7, saidmember 81. is arranged within the opening in the member 30. The member31 is provided with a vertically disposed elongated slot 32 (Fig. 6),into which the inner end portion of a screw, or other suitable pin 33,extends, said screw 33 being extended through an aperture formed in theupper portion of the member 30. The member 31 is provided with a teeth34, which is adapted to be introduced between pairs of adjacent teethformed on the bar 29, and in view of the connection between the members30 and 81 produced by the slot 32' and pin 33, it is plain that themember 31. may be moved upwardly with respect to themcmber 30, and inthis manner move the tooth 84 above the toothed bar 29, so that themembers and 31 may be moved longitudinally of the dove-tail guide 28.

Supported by the member 31 at the top thereof is a rotatable elementwhich includes an enlarged head having a lillllllGCl edge and adownwzu'dly extended portion 3'? of reduced diameter. The reducedportion 37 of the element is circular in cross-section and fits closelyinto the upper end of a vertical opening 81 formed in the member 3i, andsaid portion 37 is provided with a continuous circumfercntial groove 38into which a screw or other pin 39, which extends through a portion ofthe member 31, projects (Fig. In view of this arrangement, the elementmay be rotated with respect to the member 31, the groove 38 during suchrotation moving relatively to the screw 39, but because the lowerportion of the wall of the groove overlaps the screw 39, said element3:) may not be moved upwardly with respectto saidmember 31. Therotatable element is provided with a threaded, vertical opening 40formed therethrough and extended through said opening is a verti- "a-llydisposed screw 41, having a slightly reduce 1 upper end. The reducedupper end of the screw 41 is ext-ended into a socket formed in the lowerend of a toe cushion support as, there being a pin 43 employed forsecuring the screwand toe cushion support together. hollow and open atthe top, and said support is semi-circular in front elevation, as shownin Fig. 7, and the hollow interior thereof receives toe pad ift formedof rubber, or leather, or other suitable material.

lVhcn the element is rotated with respect to the member 81, as alreadydescribed, it is plain that the coacting threads on the screw ll andwithin the pening l0 will cause the screw together with the toe cushionsupport and the too cushion, to he moved upwardly or downwardly,depending on the direction of rotation of the element 35.

Referring now to Figs. 1, 2 and 11, A15 designates a vertically disposedscrew which is extended through the threaded vertical point where tnereduced portion joins the The toe cushion support is main body of thescrew contact with portions of the member 7, consequently, when thescrew 45 is rotated axially by manipulation of the hand-wheel lli tocause said screw to be moved longitudinally of its maj or axis, verticalmovement will be imparted to the member 7, whereby all of the partsalready described which are associated with, said member 7 will beadjusted vertically.

Mounted at the upper end of the base 1 f the machine is a member 48(Figs. 1 and 2), which includes a pair of spaced apart upright wallportions 49 (Figs. 1, 3'and 4), each of which is provided with aguideway 50. 51 designates a carrier, which is provided with outwardlyextended flanges 52 which extend into the guideways 50, whereby saidcarrier may be moved. with relation to said wall portions in a directionparallel with the guideways 50. By referring to Figs. 3 and 4; of thedrawings, the more or less irregular shape of the carrier will beapparent. In these views the body portion 5]. is'shown as being extendedtrans versely of the space between the pair of wall portions 49, withthe opposite side edges thereof terminating just short of said wallportions (Fig. s). Projected forwardly from the front edge of the bodyportion 51, and extended outwardly in a transverse direction from theopposite side edges thereof, is a. pair of bars 53 on which the guides52 are formed, said bars preferably being formed integrally with saidbody portion 51. In like manner, the bars 53 extend a slight distanceupwardly above the top of the body portion 51, and said bars areprovided with notches 54: which extend longitudinally thereof.

Formed in the top face of the body portion 51 of the carrier 51 is achannel 55. which extends from the front edge of said body portion to apoint slightly in advance of the rear edge thereof, and mountedimmediately above said channel is a flat spring, or other resilientmember 56. The flat spring is secured to the body portion 51 at the rearthereof, as shown in Fig. 3, and at its forward end said flat spring isprovided with an upstanding projection 57, which has an inclined face.58 designates the toemolding plate of my improved machine, said platebeing more or less U-shaped as shown in Fi 5, and being of such widthand thickness that its opposite edge. portions may be introduced intothe notches 54 in the bars 53 at the forward ends of said notches andslid longitudinally of said notches. The plate 58 is provided with anaperture 59 adjacent to its rear QClQO and atits approximate transversecenter, and when the plate is slid longitudinally of the notches 54 asdescribed. the rear edge of said plate will contact with the inclinedface of the projection 57, whereby the flat spring on which the oppositeends of said member.

said projection is arranged will be cammed downwardly in a manner tocause the plate to pass over said projection until the aperture 59 movesinto vertical registration therewith, when said incline faced projectionwill snap into said aperture 59. When the incline faced projection islocated within the aperture 59 as described, the straight face thereofwill be in contact with the rear wall of said aperture, and the forwardfaces of projections 57 formed on the body portion 51 will contact withthe rear edge of theplate 58. In this manner the plate 58 will beattached to the carrier 51 and will move with it when motion is impartedthereto.

60 designates a cross member which is socured to the body portion 51 ofthe carrier 51 at the rear thereof (Fig. 3), and 61 designates a pair ofdownwardly extended lugs which preferably are formed integrally withthebody portion 51', at the forward edge thereof. 62 designates a member,the opposite edge portions of which are extended into oppositelydisposed guideways 63 (Fig. 41) at the lower portion of the body portion51, which guideways extend from front to rear of said bodv portion. Themember 62 is in contact with the lower face of the body portion 51 ofthe carrier 51, and is interposed between the cross member 60 and thedownwardly extended lugs 61, and said member is in turn provided withdownwardly extended lugs 64- which are in alinement with the lugs 61.The lugs 61 and 64 are provided with spring seats, and interposedbetween each cooperating pair of lugs and seated in the spring seatsthereof a coil spring 65; and as a result of the expansion of said coilsprings, the member 62 is forced rearwardly until the rear edge thereofcontacts with the forward etge of the cross member 60 (Fi 6 designates abar which is carried by the carrier and extends transversely withrespect thereto, and G7 designates upstanding lugs which are arrangedadjacent to Pivotally supported by the lugs (37 is a weight 68, saidweight being in the form of a U- v shaped bar, and being capable ofbeing moved about its pivots 69 from the position in which it is shownin Fig. 3 by full lines to the position suggested in said view by dottedlines. The weight 68 is provided with a handle 70 to facilitate handlingthereof.

71 designates a toggle comprising a pair of arms pivotally connectedtogether at their inner ends, the outer end of the rearmost of said armsbeing pivotally attached to a stationary part of the machine at 72 (Fig.2), and the outer end of the forward arm being pivotally attached at 73to a lug 741 extended downwardly from the member 62.

The inner ends of the arms, which are pivotally attached together, havepivotally secured to them at the point of attachment a rod 75, whichextends downwardly to a point adjacent to the lower end of the base 1of'the machine, at which point the lower end of the rod 75 is pivotallyattached to the inner end of a foot pedal 76, which foot pedal is inturn pivoted at 77 to a member 78 fixed to the base of the machine. 79designates a coil spring, one end of which is attached to the toggle 71at the point where the two arms comprising the same are attachedtogether, and the other end of said spring is attached to a stationarypart of the machine, so that the inner attached ends of said arms willbe drawn downwardly.

t obvious that in the operation of the machine pressure on the outer endof the foot pedal 76 will move the inner ends of the arms comprising thetoggle 71 upwardly, and as the rearmost arm of said toggle is fixed tothe machine frame, the forward arm of the toggle will be moved forwardlyof the machine, carrying the carrier 51 with it, which carrier willslide longitudinally of the guideways 50. The downward movement of thefoot pedal 7 6 will be continued until the pivotally attached inner endsof the arms comprising the toggle 71 pass dead center, or in otherwords, to a position where they are inclined upwardly toward their innerends, where upward movement of said pivotally attached inner ends willstop. lVhen the toggle is in the position described, it will. bemaintained in a locked condition, and the carrier will be maintained ina forward or advanced position.

80 designates a toggle trip lever which is pivoted at 81 to suitablebrackets fixed to the machine, said trip lever being arranged invertical alinement with the toggle 71 and having a portion 82, whichcontacts with inner portions .of the arms comprising the toggle whensaid trip lever is swung on its pivot, in a manner to force saidpivotally attached inner ends of said arms downwardly to break thetoggle and peri'nit the spring 9 to return it to the position in whichit is shown in Fig. 2. The trip lever 80 is provided with a handleportion 83 and a weighted portion 8 1 to return it to the position inwhich it is shown in Fig. 2 after said lever has been operated.

Pivotally attached to the base of the machine at the pointindicated bythe reference character 85 is a second foot pedal 86, to which avertically extended rod 87 is pivotally attached at the point indicatedby the reference character 88. The upper end of the rod 87 is pivotallyattached at 89 to a member 90, which member is provided with a tubularportion 91. 92 designates a vertically disposed rod which is arrangedfor vertical movement in suitable bearings93, and said rod 92 extendsthrough the tubular portion 91 of the member 90 and is rigidly fixedthereto by a set screw 94. Fixed to the rod 92, adjace t to the upperend thereof, is a collar 95, and mounted on said rod above said collaris a member 96 having a vertically disposed. tubular portion 90 and ahorizontally disposed tubular portion 90 The vertically disposed tubularportion 96 surrounds the upper portion of the rod 92, the lower facethereof resting on the collar 95, and suitable means, such as the nut 96and washer 97, is employed to prevent upwart displacement of the member96 with respect to the upper end portion of the rod 92. The member 96 iscapable of swinging in an arc of a circle about the rod 92.

Extended into the tubular port-ion 96 is a horizontally disposed rod 98,said tubular portion being provided with an elongated slot 99 throughwhich a screw or similar element 100 is passed, which screw is rigidlyassociated at its inner end with the rod 98. Fixed to the rod 98 at theforward end thereof is a handle 101, and pivotally attached to the lowerend of said handle at the point designated by the reference char actor102 is a heating and pressing iron 103. The heating and pressing iron103 is provided with a flat lower pressing face, and said iron isprovided with an opening formed therein into which a suitable electri--al heating unit 10a is extended (F 2), the handle 101 being hollow, andthe electrical conductors 105 being passed through the handle to thebottom portion thereof,

where they emerge from said handle and pass to the extended portion ofthe electrical heating element where same is attached to the heating andpressing iron. 106 designates a coil spring, one end ol. which isattached to the upper end of the rod 87 and the other end thereof beingsecured to a stationary part of the machine. The function of the spr ng106 is to return the heating and pressing iron 103, and its associatedparts, to their elevated positions after they have been drawn downwardlyby depression ot the torward end of the lever S6.

in the operation of my improved machine, a last shown in dotted lines inl 2, is mouuled on the last pin in the usual manner. Lhe last L will, ofcourse, have the upper, lining and box toe material ol" a shoe mountedon it, and the lasting allowance, or the portions of said shoe elementswhich subsequently shaped to provide an outwardly extended flange on theshoe, are extended upwardly. Assuming that the shoe is the first of asize to be operated upon by the machine, the first operation will be toproperly position the toe cushion l lwith respect to the toe. portion ofthe shoe. This is done by moving the member 31 upwardly until the tooth34- at the lower end thereof clears the teeth on the bar 29, after whichthe entire assembly, including the members and 31, may he slidlongitudinally of the dove-tail guide 28. When the toe cushion has beenpositioned in its proper position with respect to the longitudinaldimension of the toe portion of the shoe, the rotatable member 35 isrotated so as to move said too cushion upwardly until same contacts withthe face of the toe portion of the shoe, and because slight movement ofthe support e2 about the pin 43 (Fig. 6) is allowed, on account of theplay between the walls of the socket and the upper end of the screw ell,said cushion may adjust itself so that it closely fits the toe portionof the shoe.

The entire arm 7, together with all 01 the machine parts associatedtherewith, is then adjusted vertically by axial rotation of the rod 45,to bring the shoe in'proper horizontal position with respect to thetoe-molding plate 58, and the screw 21 is rotated to adjust the block 18during this operation. Also, as the arm 23 is pivotally attached to thesupport 22 and may move with respect thereto within the limits permittedby the slotand pin connection, the last, and the shoe part-s thereon maybe adjusted to bring t cm into proper position. The hand-wheel 16 isthen adjusted to move the member 12 longitudinally of the member 7 tobring the last to its proper position with respect to distance from thetoe molding plate. lt plain, of course, that all 01 these adjustmentsneed he made only when a run of shoes of dillerent sizes are to beoperated upon.

lVhen the shoe has behn properly positioned as desc ibed, the foot pedal76 will. be engaged by the operator and the forward end thereofdepressed. This will result in the carrier 51, which supports thetoe-mold ing plate being moved t'orwardly, and said toe-inolding plateengages the last l! in such a manner that the top face of said plate isapproximately alined horizontally with the top face of the last as it ispositioned on the machine, and with the toe portion of the last extendedinto the cutout portion of the plate 58, whereby the side portions oisaid plate will engage the side portions of the last. This will resultin the box loe'mat-e l and the lining, if lining be used,being drawnclosely about the toe portion of the last, so that the shoe is providedwith a sn'iooth. toe portion or tip. The toe-molding plate moves intocontact with the. shoe parts on the last just as the toggle 71 passesover dead center, hence said toe-molding plate will remain locked in itsadvanced position until the toggle is broken by operating the trip lever80. The tunetion of the coil springs is to permit the ea or 51 and plate58 to yield slightly, it this be necessary to prevent injuring the shoe.However, these springs are of sufflcient strength to cause the box toematerial and the lining to be drawn closely about the too portion of thelast.

After the toe of the shoe has been molded as described, and while thetoe-molding plate is in contact therewith, the outer end of the :tootpedal 86 is depressed to draw the heating and pressing iron 10?)downwardly into contact with the upper face of the last, and as saidheating and pressing iron reaches the top of the last, the handle 101 isgrasped and said heating and pressing iron is moved laterally in variousdirections in contact with the top face of the last to press the lastingallowance of the shoe parts (which until this time was extendedupwardly) hori Zontally and outwardly, to provide the shoe with anoutwardly extended flange portion at the toe portion thereof, saidflange being pressed against the toemolding plate 58. hen the heatediron 108 is applied to the box toe material, said material will besoftened, and the tar-like substance with which it is treated willbecome sticky, or tacky, enough to cause the box toe material and theother shoe parts to stick to gether. Also, because of the soft conditionof the material, it may be readily shaped to produce the outwardlyextended flanges as described.

After the outwardly turned flanges have been shaped as described, theheating and shaping iron 103 is permitted to move up \vardly, and theweight 68 is moved to the position in which it is shown in dotted linesin Fig. 3, in which position said weight will rest upon the outwardlyturned flange of the shoe. The machine parts are allowed to remain inthese positions until the flange on the shoe has cooled and thus hastaken on a permanent set, when the weight will be returned to its normalposition and the carrier 51 and toe-molding plate 58 will be returned totheir rearward positions by breaking the toggle with the aid of the triplever 80, whereupon the last and shoe are ready for remo *al from themachine.

As already explained, the machine is a multiple one, being made up of aplurality of duplicate sections, and therefore the operator may work onthe shoe being operated upon by one section, while a shoe which he haspreviously worked on is drying on another section of the machine. Also,to simplify the construction of the machine, I employ but one heatingand shaping iron 10?) for use with a pair of sections of the machine.

\Vhile I have described my improved machine as being intended for use informing outwardly turned flanges on shoes, it is obvious that it. may beemployed to form inwardly turned flanges on said shoes, in which eventthe flanges will be pressed against the last'bottoms instead of againstthe toe-torming plates.

[this application is a continuation in part of an application filed byme on or about June as, 1326, hearing Serial No. 118,736.

I claim:

1. In a machine of the class described, an adjustable'last support,adapted to receive a last on which a shoe upper is arranged, a carriermovable toward and from the last, a toe-m lding plate removablysupported by said carrier and having an edge a aptcd to make linecontact with the toe portion of the shoe upper on the last at the frontand side marginal edges thereo'i and adjacent to the last bottom to drawthe material forming said toe portion closely about the last, a supportfor said carrier mounted for movement, means for moving said support.and yieldable means for transmitting); movement from said support tosaid carrier.

2. In a machine of the class described, an adjustable last supportadapted to receive a last on which a shoe upper is arranged, a carriermovable toward and from the last, a toe-n'iolding plate removablysupported by said carrier and having an edge adapted to make linecontact with the toe portion oi? the shoe upper on the last at the frontand side marginal edges thereof and adjacent to the last bottom to drawthe material vtorming said too portion closely about the last, a supportfor said carrier mounted for movement, means for moving said support,yieldable means for transmitting movement from said support to saidcarrier in one direction, and rigid means for transmitting movement fromsaid support to said carrier in another direction.

3. In a machine of the class described, an adjustable last supportadapted to receive a last on which a shoe upper is arranged, a carriermovable toward and from the last, a toe-molding plate supported by saidcarrier and having an edge adapted to make line contact vith the toeportion of the shoe upper on the last at the front and side marginaledges thereof and adjacent to the last bottom to draw the materialforming said toe portion closely about the last, means comprising atoggle for moving said carrier, said toggle being adapted to be movedpast center to maintain the toe-molding plate in contact with the shoeupper, and a trip lever for breaking the toggle when same is past centerso that said toe-molding plate may be removed from contact with the shoeupper.

4. In a machine of the class described, an adjustable last supportadapted to receive a last on which a shoe upper is arranged, a.

toe-molding plate, movable toward the last and adapted to make linecontact with the toe portion of the shoe upper on the last at the frontand side marginal faces thereof and adjacent to the last bottom to drawthe to the bottom of the last at th to ber, and a toothed bar, the teethof which are adapted to engage said projection, whereby saidhorizontally guided member may be maintained in a lixed position, andmeans for moving the toe-molding plate.

.5. In a machine of the class described, a vertically adjustable member,a horizontally adjustable member mounted on said vertically adjustablemember, screwthreaded means for adjusting said horizontally adjustablemember with respect to said vertically adjustable member, an adjustablelast support mounted on said horizontally adjustable member and adaptedto receive a last on which a shoe upper is arranged, a toe-molding platemovable toward the last and adapted to make line contact with the toeportion of the shoe upper on the last at the front and side marginalfaces thereof and adjacent to the last bottom to draw the materialforming said toe portion closely about the last, and means for novingthe toe-molding plate.

(3. In a machine of the class described, an adjustable last supportadapted to receive a last on which a shoe upp r is arranged, atoe-molding plate movable toward the last and adapted to make linecontact with the toe portion of the shoe upper on the last at thefrontand side marginal faces thereof and adjacent to the last bottom todraw the material forming said toe portion closely about the last, meansfor moving the toemolding plate, heated means for wiping the lastingallowance of the shoe upper to provide flanges approximately parallelwith the last bottom, and a weight arranged for movement to a positionwhere it rests on the ilange on the shoe upper to maintain said flangein the position to which it has been moved.

7. In a machine of the class described, a last support adapted toreceive a last on which a shoe upper including box toe mate rialarranged, an element positioned adjacent to the bottom of the last atthe toe portion thereof. and heated means for wiping the lastingallowance of the shoe upper and of the box toe material outwardly incon-- tact with said element to provide a flange approximately parallelwith the last bottom.

8. In a machine or" the class described, a last support adapted toreceive a last on which a shoe upper inclncing box toe rial is arranged,a plate positioned adjacent portion thereof, and healed means for '0. ngth lasting allowance of the shoe upper and of the box toe materialoutwardly in contact with said plate to provide a flange approximatelyparallel with the last bottom, said heated means during formation ofsaid flange being located out of direct contact with the outer layer ofmaterial of the shoe upper.

i). In a machine of the class described, a last support adapted toreceive a last on which a shoe upper including box toe material isarranged, a plate positioned adjacent to the bottom of the last at thetoe portion thereof, and heated means for wiping the lasting allowanceof the shoe upper and of the box toe material outwardly in contact withsaid plate to provide a flange approximately parallel with the lastbottom, the heated means being so positioned with respect to the lastand the elements comprising the shoe upper thereon that the box toematerial is interposcd between the outer layer of material of the shoeupper and said heated means so the heat of said heated means will havefree access to said-box toe material.

10. In a machine of the class described, a last support adapted toreceive a last on which a shoe upper including box toe material isarranged, a plate positioned adjacent to the bottom of the last at thetoe portion thereof, and heated means for wiping the lasting allowanceof the shoe upper and of the box toe material outwardly in contact withsaid plate to provide a flange approxi mately parallel with the lastbot-tom, said heated means being movable during the flange formingoperation in a plurality of directions including transversely withrespect to the major axis of the last.

11. In a machine of the class described, a last support adapted toreceive a last on which a shoe upper including box toe material isarranged, a plate positioned adjacent to the bottom of the last at thetoe portion thereof, and universally movable heated means for wiping thelasting allowance of the shoe and of the box toe material outwardly incontact with said plate to provide a rlange approximately parallel withthe last bottom.

12 In a machine of the class described, a last support adapted toreceive a last on which a shoe upper including box toe material isarranged, a plate movable toward the last and arranged to make linecontact with the toe portion of the upper on the last at the front andside marginal faces thereof and adjacent to the last bottom, and heated.means for wiping the lasting allowance of the shoe upper and of the boxtoe material outwardly in contact with said plate to provide a flangeapproximately parallel with the last bottom.

13. In a device of the character described, forming means, a movablesupport for said forming means, means for receiving a shoe upper mountedupon a last and arranged to present the toe of said upper to saidforming means, a support for said last, the support for the formingmeans being movable parallel with the long axis of said shoe upper,means for causing said forming means to contact with the toe of saidshoe upper, and an ironing pad adapted to Contact With said last and theedges of said shoe upper to flatten outwardly the edges of said shoeupper.

14-. In a device of the cha actor described, forming means, a movablesupport for said forming means, means for receiving a shoe upper mountedupon a last and arranged to present the toe of said upper to saidforming means, the supportfor said forming means being movable parallelwith the long axis of the shoe upper, a support for said shoe upper,means for causing said forming means to contact with the toe of saidshoe upper, an ironing pad adapted to contact With said last and theedges of said shoe upper for flattening outwardly said edges, and a footpedal for controlling the ertical movement of said ironing pad.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I hereunto aliix my signature.

WILLIAM KAUT.

